Higley Plant — Accidents

Total: 31 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/03/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Miner cut their left pinky finger when they struck it with a hammer installing traffic signs in the plant. Miner was sent to urgent care where they were given stitches and placed on restricted duty.
10/29/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was using a sledge hammer to remove a stuck rock from the grizzly bars. Upon the rock coming free, a piece of the rock struck miner in the mouth resulting in a fractured #9 false tooth. Miner is...
03/11/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Miner sprain right wrist while using a swinging sledge hammer during a crusher liner change.
12/05/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted On the morning of 12/6/2022 miner reported to their supervisor that on 12/05/2022 they had jumped from the Jaw crusher frame rail and injured their right knee upon landing on uneven surface. Employee...
09/07/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted Miner was using a swinging sledge to tighten the mantel nut on the crusher. When the sledge swung past the wrench the miner attempted to catch the sledge on its backswing and got finger smashed betwee...
01/14/2022 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 6d restricted Miner was changing guarding on crusher when miner stepped backwards and stepped on another guard lying on the ground. This resulted in miner twisting an ankle. Miner was placed in a removable boot fro...
06/22/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 31d restricted Miner was swinging a 20 lbs sledge tightening the locking nut on the cone liner during a liner change. While swinging the sledge they accidentally struck a near-by chute which redirected the sledge mi...
10/02/2019 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Miner was kneeling on right knee while shoveling material out from under the cone crusher. When the miner stood back up they noticed that the right knee did not feel right. The right knee sustained a...
04/10/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 6d restricted Team loaded excavator onto trailer for transport. Employee climbed to top of equipment to get a height measurement for permitting. EE was not wearing fall arrest gear. While climbing back down, EE sli...
06/06/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted 6/6/2016 Miner pinched right middle finger between a clamp rail and angle iron while changing screens when EE laid the rail onto the screen box to use later. Miner refused medical treatment and it was...
03/01/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Working on the toggle plate at the jaw crusher, miner was using a pry-bar to break the toggle plate loose. As the plate came loose it caused the pry-bar to shift compressing the miners hand against th...
06/10/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using an impact gun to remove a 3/4"" nut from a bolt. As the nut loosened, the impact gun kicked back and struck EE above the left eye (between his safety glasses and hard hat) causing a lacer...
03/12/2015 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted While operating the water pull the miner was looking back at the sprayers located behind the operator stations view. As the miner turned back forward she felt a pull in her back like it was getting a...
02/25/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted On February 25th, three workers were unloading an excavator bucket from a trailer deck. Injured employee saw that the load wasn't center. As he grabbed hold of the chain to center the load, co-worker...
02/18/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Dusty environment resulted in foreign object in miners right eye causing a cut to his Cornea.
02/05/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 105d restricted Driving wedges out of crusher liner and the last wedge was hung up holding the liner up still. Miner used a small drift punch to free up the hung up wedge, upon the wedge coming free, the liner fell r...
07/16/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was using a chipping hammer to clean away slag on a new metal cut. Small piece of slag struck miner in right face check and bounced under his safety glasses and into his right eye. Miner receive...
06/06/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was lifting a metal object when he felt a pop in his right shoulder. No medical treatment was required. There was no lost time or restricted duty and no doctors visits. 11/12/2015 Miner went to...
08/23/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 2d restricted While miner was coming out from under a service truck he was working on, he reached for the rear of the truck to leverage himself up off the ground. There was an unbolted vice located at the rear of t...
07/01/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 24d restricted As he stepped off a loader backwards and turned to walk away he felt a slight tingle which gradually got worse.
11/19/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 12d restricted He was pounding rocks out of the jaw with a sledge hammer. When he hit some loose rocks the hammer pulled him forward and strained his back.
05/17/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While helping load the switch gear panel on to the forklift he pinched his finger.
11/08/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted He was putting fuel into the manlift, and as he began to climb on from the forward side his foot slipped off the frame causing him to fall and landed on his right knee.
09/20/2005 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee drove the water truck into the SRP canal. The truck rolled on to its side and as he got out of the truck he hit his right knee.
10/18/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost He was standing on a tram, installing a new hydr. hose in the articulating area of the machine and he lost his footing and fell to the ground.
07/24/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted AS HE WAS WALKING HE STEPPED ON A PLATE AND HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND LANDING IN A SITTING POSITION WITH HIS HANDS BEHIND HIM.
05/22/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE WAS GRINDING ON A METAL PLATE WHEN A GUST OF WIND SHIFTED THE DEBRIS INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
12/05/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE CHECKING HIS SCREENS ON THE WASH PLANT HE SLIPPED IN THE 57 CHUTE AND HIS FOOT SLID BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF METAL CUTTING HIS LEG.
10/31/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost HE WAS INSTRUCTED BY HIS SUPERVISOR TO WELD A GURARD FOR THE DRY SCREEN, THE WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY TYPE OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR THIS JOBTASK. HE PROCEEDED TO WELD FOR APPROX.30 MINUTES AFTER C...
12/11/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost WAS SCOOPING DIRT WITH A SHOVEL, AND HIS BACK WENT OUT ON HIM. THEN HE FELL ON HIS KNEES.
04/03/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 5d restricted AS HE WAS REMOVING THE LEFT HOIST CYLINDER FROM THE FRONT-END LOADER, HE HAD THE BUCKET UP SITTING ON TOP OF A HOPPER. HE STARTED TO REMOVE OIL LINE UNDERNEATH THE MACHING WHEN SUDDENLY THE BU CKET FE...